as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing
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Hughes nosed out Simpson in the 100 with a winning time of 12.31.
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Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Desormeaux rallied Principe Carlo ($39) to nose out favorite Positivity (Juan Hernandez) for the win with Colt Fiction (Geovanni Franco) third, another neck back.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
Paunch, who has become less timid, has a proclivity to stop and nose out every possible tree trunk, lamppost, and plinth before gracing it with a tag of his urine.
—Sierra Greer, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
More:Read Derek Myers' full response to Enquirer questions 'Keep your nose out of my family'
Myers, 31, has been among the pricklier candidates aiming to succeed Wenstrup.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
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Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Desormeaux rallied Principe Carlo ($39) to nose out favorite Positivity (Juan Hernandez) for the win with Colt Fiction (Geovanni Franco) third, another neck back.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
Paunch, who has become less timid, has a proclivity to stop and nose out every possible tree trunk, lamppost, and plinth before gracing it with a tag of his urine.
—Sierra Greer, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
More:Read Derek Myers' full response to Enquirer questions 'Keep your nose out of my family'
Myers, 31, has been among the pricklier candidates aiming to succeed Wenstrup.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
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